Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite Review

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Main Features

Launched in February 2023

6.7" - 395 PPI

3 Cameras

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Chipset

128/156/256 GB Storage

5100 mAh Battery

175 g (6.17 oz)

Expected OS Support Ends in: Ended

Expected Security Support Ends in: 1 month(s)

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Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite Overview

Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite is a Android phone with a 64.0 MP main camera and a 16.0 MP selfie camera.Honor Magic 5 Lite features a 6.7" sized AMOLED screen with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Huawei released Honor Magic 5 Lite to market in February 2023.

Huawei later replaced Honor Magic 5 Lite with Honor Magic 6 Lite. Follow the link to read our in-depth comparison of these phones:

Compare Honor Magic 5 Lite vs Honor Magic 6 Lite

Honor Magic 5 Lite is a member of Huawei's Honor Magic series of smartphones. Below you can find the latest models from this series.

Huawei Honor Magic Series History

Model	Release Date	Screen Size	Cameras	Weight
Honor Magic 5 Pro Compare	March 2023	6.8"	50 MP(Main) 50 MP(Tele) 50 MP(Wide)	219 g (7.72 oz)
Honor Magic 5 Compare	March 2023	6.7"	54 MP(Main) 32 MP(Tele) 50 MP(Wide)	191 g (6.74 oz)
Honor Magic 5 Lite	February 2023	6.7"	64 MP(Main) 5 MP(Wide) 2 MP(Macro)	175 g (6.17 oz)

Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite PROs and CONs Review

Now let's get in to more details of our Honor Magic 5 Lite review by analysing its specs and features and listing out its pros and cons compared to average competitor phones in its class.

PROs

Recent Model (February 2023)

High Screen Refresh rate of 120 Hz

Large 6.7" Screen

High Screen to Body ratio of 89.9%

Always-on Screen

DCI-P3 Color Space

Short Response time of 1 ms

Fingerprint Scanner (in-display)

6/8 GB RAM

128/156/256 GB Storage

5100 mAh Battery

Fast Charging Support (57% in 30 min)

139h Standby Time

64 MP Main Camera

120 FPS (720p) Slow Motion recording

3 (64 MP - Main, 5 MP - Ultrawide, 2 MP - Macro) Rear Lenses

Bokeh Mode

Pro Shooting Mode

16 MP Selfie Camera

Bluetooth v5.1

NFC (Near-field communication)

2 SIM Slots

5G Support

Fast f/1.8 Main lens

CONs

Mono Speakers

Most Popular Alternatives to Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite

Here are the 8 phones that our readers compare the most with the Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite:

Huawei Honor Magic Popular Comparisons

Model	Release Date	Screen Size	Weight
Honor Magic 7 Compare	November 2024	6.78"	199 g (7.02 oz)
Honor Magic 7 Lite Compare	January 2025	6.78"	189 g (6.67 oz)
Honor Magic 7 Pro Compare	November 2024	6.80"	223 g (7.87 oz)
Honor Magic 6 Pro Compare	January 2024	6.80"	225 g (7.94 oz)
Tecno Pova 5 Compare	July 2023	6.78"	219.4 g (7.74 oz)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G Compare	January 2024	6.67"	204.5 g (7.21 oz)
Tecno Spark 20 Pro Compare	December 2023	6.78"	206 g (7.27 oz)
Tecno Spark 30 Pro Compare	October 2024	6.78"	185 g (6.53 oz)

Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite Features and Specification

Here is the timeline of the Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite series:

Honor Magic 5 LiteFebruary 2023

Honor Magic 5March 2023

Honor Magic 5 ProMarch 2023

GENERAL
Brand	Huawei
Launch Date	March 2023
Product Series	Huawei Honor Magic
Successor Model
Operating System	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
PHYSICAL SPECS
Height	161.6 mm (6.36")
Width	73.9 mm (2.91")
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31")
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof	No
Available Colors	Black Silver Green
Rear Material	Plastic
Frame Material	Plastic
SCREEN
Screen Size	6.67"
Aspect Ratio	20:9
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels
PPI	395
Refresh Rate	120 Hz
Adaptive Refresh Rate
Max Brightness	800 nits
Max Brightness in HDR
Screen Protection	Tempered glass
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.9%
Display Features	DCI-P3 Always-On Display DC Dimming
RGB Color Space	94.6%
PWM	60 Hz
Response Time	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity
CHIPSET
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
CPU Cores	8 (2 + 6)
Architecture	6 cores @1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) 2 cores @2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Max Clock	2200 MHz
Lithography Process	6 nm
Graphics	Adreno 619
GPU Clock	840 MHz
GPU Shading Units	256
FLOPS	~430.1 GFLOPS
RAM and STORAGE
RAM Size	6/8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X
Memory Clock	2200 MHz
Channels	2
Storage Size	128/156/256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 2.2
Memory Card	No
BATTERY and CHARGING
Battery Capacity	5100 mAh
Max Charging Power	40 W
Battery Type	Li-Po
Replaceable Battery	No
Wireless Charging	No
Reverse Charging	No
Fast Charging	Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charging Time	1:13 hr
Standby Time	139 hr
CAMERAS
Main Camera
Max Resolution	64 MP
Zoom	Digital
Flash	LED
Image Stabilization	Digital
8K Video	No
4K Video	No
HD Video	Up to 30 FPS
Slow Motion	120 FPS (720p)
Camera Set-up	3 > 64 MP(Main) + 5 MP(UW) + 2 MP(Macro)
Ultra-wide Camera	5 MP Aperture: f/2.2 Digital stabilization
Macro Camera	2 MP Aperture: f/2.4 Digital stabilization
Camera Features	Bokeh mode Pro mode
Selfie Camera
Max Resolution	16.0 MP
Aperture	f/2.5
Video Resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
CONNECTIVITY
WiFi Standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
WiFi Features	Dual Band Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth Version	5.1
Bluetooth Features	LE
USB Type	USB Type-C
USB Version	2
USB Features	Charging USB-Storage mode OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC
Infrared Port